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GE/Pedigree/Transcription

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the benefits for the Human Genome Project?

a)

determine the sequence of base pairs

b)

mapping of all the genes of the genome

c)

identify genetic based diseases

2.

What is the main issue with genetically modified crops?

a)

pesticide tolerance of crops

b)

diversity of crops

c)

treat starvation

d)

diversity in genetic diseases in crops

3.

What is gene therapy used for?

a)

uses genes to prevent diseases

b)

to create mutations

c)

to treat diseases by changing a patient's DNA

4.

What are purposes for selective breeding?

a)

to trace back the line of history of traits in certain species

b)

to plan to develop certain phenotypic traits

c)

to create animals w desirable traits

d)

to maintain the lines of pure bred dogs

5.

In a pedigree, how do some pedigree traits skip?

a)

the parents are homozygous

b)

the parents are heterozygous

c)

the parents are recessive

6.

Hemophilia is more common in whom?

a)

males

b)

females

c)

kids

d)

elderly

7.

Who are carriers for seX linked traits?

a)

elderly

b)

kids

c)

females

d)

males

8.

In a pedigree, a half shaded individual is...?

a)

homozygous

b)

a carrier

c)

not a carrier

d)

heterozygous

9.

How many generations are there? (roman numeral lines)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

In the DNA sequence, ATCCGTATTCGC, how many codons are there?

a)

4

b)

12

c)

9

11.

Is tRNA reuseable?

a)

no

b)

yes

12.

What does tRNA do?

a)

carries amino acids to site of protein synthesis

b)

it is not reuseable

c)

it holds anticodons

13.

Transcription produces ...

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

14.

Translation produces ...

a)

codons

b)

amino acids

c)

tRNA

15.

What's a codon?

a)

codes for a particular amino acid

b)

nucleotide triplet in mRNA

c)

3 letters together (bases)

16.

How do I transcribe (DNA) "ATC" to RNA?

a)

TAG

b)

TAC

c)

UAG

d)

GGU

17.

When does DNA replication occur?

a)

during meiosis

b)

during mitosis

c)

during interphase

d)

during S phase

18.

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

a)

phosphate group

b)

sugar

c)

codon

d)

nitrogen base

19.

What is the primary enzyme in DNA Replication?

a)

DNA dimase

b)

DNA ligase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

DNA lipidmase

20.

What is AUG?

a)

a start codon

b)

a stop codon

c)

codes for an amino acid

21.

List the purines.

a)

adenine

b)

uracil

c)

thymine

d)

guanine

22.

List the pyramidines.

a)

uracil

b)

thymine

c)

guanine

d)

adenine